"New Four Great Inventions" revealed

时间：2007-02-08 00:38:17

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Feb.7 - China's new "Four Great Inventions" were recently announced, with hybrid1 rice, Chinese character laser printing, synthetic2 bovine3 insulin, and artemether compound tablets against malaria4 making the cut, Xinhua reported.

 

According to Zhou Zhaolong, deputy director-general of southern China's Guangdong Association of Invention, one of the co-sponsors of the selection, China's "New Four Great Inventions" were voted for by both the public and experts in line with the requirements that they be creative and original, have worldwide significance and have a big social impact. 60 percent of the votes were cast online, while 40 percent were taken from experts.

 

On top of the list is hybrid rice, which was first developed in 1973 by Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, thereafter called the "Father of Hybrid Rice." The new breed has enabled China, with its immense population but comparatively limited area of arable5 land, to solve its long standing6 food problem and contribute a great deal to the world food industry.

 

Another major breakthrough, the techniques for Chinese character laser printing, was developed by late scientist Wang Xuan, known as "Bi Sheng, Father of Printing in Modern Times." First introduced to newspaper printing in December 1987, his techniques brought about a revolution in the printing and publishing industries. Allowing China's printing industry to bid farewell to its age of clay and lead printing, since being adopted Chinese laser printing has increased the efficiency of domestic printing, promoted the spread of Chinese culture, and had a far-reaching impact on the printing industries of other countries, including South Korea and Japan.

 

Also, synthetic bovine insulin, which was fully7 developed in 1965 following 6 years of hard work by a group of Chinese scientists, was the first case of human beings synthesizing live proteins. The success made it possible for Chinese scientists to deflate the traditional concept that said synthetic live proteins were by definition impossible as life stems from nature. Synthetic bovine insulin marked a significant breakthrough in the field of life science and has substantially influenced human endeavors in finding out the secrets of life.

 

Finally, artemether compound tablets, which were first developed in the mid-1980s by Chinese scientists, have proved to be the most effective anti-malaria medicine worldwide. With their brand-new chemical structure first discovered by Chinese, they are often compared to "Atom Bombs," a milestone8 in the history of man's fight against malaria.

 

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1 hybrid pcBzu     
n.(动，植）杂种，混合物
参考例句：
  • That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
  • The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
2 synthetic zHtzY     
adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品
参考例句：
  • We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
  • It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。
3 bovine ys5zy     
adj.牛的；n.牛
参考例句：
  • He threw off his pack and went into the rush-grass andand munching,like some bovine creature.他丢开包袱，爬到灯心草丛里，像牛似的大咬大嚼起来。
  • He was a gentle,rather bovine man.他是一位文雅而反应迟钝的人。
4 malaria B2xyb     
n.疟疾
参考例句：
  • He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
  • Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。
5 arable vNuyi     
adj.可耕的，适合种植的
参考例句：
  • The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
  • Do you know how much arable land has been desolated?你知道什么每年有多少土地荒漠化吗？
6 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
7 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
8 milestone c78zM     
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
  • The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
  • I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

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